Measured rather than assumed. The three value functions are ~16s of a 26.5s rated run, and the phase that costs it is the training, not the disk: text cond, dim 5120 3,982,467 params 16.2MB load 19ms TRAIN 1068ms save 26ms x0 latent, dim 512 221,955 params 0.9MB load 3ms TRAIN 46ms save 2ms The nets are tiny in FLOPs and not in parameters — a 5120-wide input makes the first layer 94% of the weights — and twenty Adam steps over that ran on the CPU because the checkpoint loads with map_location="cpu". Roughly 1.1s here, about 7.5s on the rental's vCPU, three times per rated generation. The conditioning is already on the GPU when there is one, so training moves there and moves back before returning: the buffer and the checkpoint stay on the CPU so the file remains portable, and inference elsewhere still finds a CPU module. Adam's state does not follow module.to(), so it is dropped on the move rather than migrated — it is rebuilt lazily and never persisted, so a run starts from fresh moments either way. Nothing about what training does changes; only where it runs. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
348 lines
17 KiB
Python
348 lines
17 KiB
Python
"""Online value function for reward-guided sampling.
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Trains a small ENSEMBLE of MLPs incrementally on user-rated generations (pairwise ranking,
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not absolute-reward regression — see train_on). At inference, provides an ensemble-pessimistic
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∂reward/∂conditioning as a per-step steering gradient: gradient-ascent-style steering is prone
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to walking into regions a single undertrained value function scores confidently but wrongly
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(confirmed live in this project — an earlier version collapsed to a degenerate "static
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character" attractor). Independently bootstrap-trained ensemble members disagree exactly in
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those blind-spot regions; that disagreement damps the steering step toward zero instead of
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trusting it. See [[project_ltxav_manipulation]] (the original collapse) and
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[[research_2026_training_free_candidates]] (why plain gradient ascent on a small reward model
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is the class of method this replaces, not a novel invention).
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"""
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import os
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import random
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import torch
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import torch.nn as nn
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import torch.nn.functional as F
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class OnlineValueFunction(nn.Module):
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MIN_SAMPLES = 10
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BUFFER_SIZE = 100
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BATCH_SIZE = 16
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TRAIN_STEPS = 20
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ENSEMBLE_SIZE = 3 # tiny nets — 3x forward/backward is still near-zero vs a diffusion step
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def __init__(self, hidden_dim):
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super().__init__()
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self.hidden_dim = hidden_dim
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mid = min(256, hidden_dim // 4)
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def _make_net():
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return nn.Sequential(
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nn.Linear(hidden_dim, mid),
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nn.SiLU(),
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nn.Linear(mid, 64),
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nn.SiLU(),
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nn.Linear(64, 1),
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)
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self.nets = nn.ModuleList([_make_net() for _ in range(self.ENSEMBLE_SIZE)])
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self._optimizer = None
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self.buffer_c = [] # compressed conditioning tensors [hidden_dim]
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self.buffer_r = [] # reward floats
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self.n_trained = 0
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@property
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def optimizer(self):
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if self._optimizer is None:
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self._optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(self.parameters(), lr=2e-3)
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return self._optimizer
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@staticmethod
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def compress(conditioning):
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"""[1, seq, D] or [seq, D] → [D] mean vector."""
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c = conditioning.float()
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if c.dim() == 3:
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c = c.squeeze(0)
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return c.mean(dim=0)
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def forward(self, c):
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"""Ensemble MEAN prediction. Used by search() and anywhere only a score (not a
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gradient) is needed — those call sites are unaffected by the ensemble change."""
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return torch.stack([net(c) for net in self.nets], dim=0).mean(dim=0)
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def _ensemble_grad(self, c):
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"""Per-member reward + gradient w.r.t. c (must already require grad), reduced to
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(mean_reward, mean_grad, agreement). agreement in [0,1] is the mean pairwise cosine
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similarity between members' gradient DIRECTIONS — high when the ensemble agrees which
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way improves the input, low when they don't (the blind-spot signal)."""
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compressed = self.compress(c)
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rewards, grads = [], []
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for net in self.nets:
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r = net(compressed.unsqueeze(0))
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g, = torch.autograd.grad(r, c, retain_graph=True)
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rewards.append(r.detach())
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grads.append(g)
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mean_reward = torch.stack(rewards).mean()
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mean_grad = torch.stack(grads).mean(dim=0)
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n = len(grads)
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if n > 1:
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unit = torch.stack([F.normalize(g.flatten().float(), dim=0) for g in grads])
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sim = unit @ unit.T
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agreement = float(((sim.sum() - n) / (n * (n - 1))).clamp(0.0, 1.0).item())
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else:
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agreement = 1.0
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return mean_reward, mean_grad, agreement
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def train_on(self, conditioning, reward):
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"""Add a new (conditioning, reward) sample, then train each ensemble member via
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pairwise ranking on its OWN independently-sampled pairs from the buffer: Bradley-Terry
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loss -log(sigmoid(V(winner) - V(loser))), same objective DPO derives its update from.
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Only needs the ORDER between two rated generations to be right, not the absolute
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reward magnitude — more robust than MSE regression at 10-100 samples, and
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correct-by-construction for hand-tuned reward gaps that don't perfectly agree with
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intent (e.g. two "great" ratings a tier apart in reward but not in quality — ranking
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loss only needs both to beat a worse rating, never needs their gap to mean anything).
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Reward numbers/labels are untouched by this — see _v2_reward_admissible in
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conditioning.py for what's allowed to reach this buffer.
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Independent per-member pair sampling (bootstrap-style), on top of independent random
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init, is what gives the ensemble a meaningful disagreement signal later — members that
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saw identical data every step would converge to near-identical blind spots too."""
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with torch.inference_mode(False), torch.enable_grad():
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c = self.compress(conditioning.clone()).detach().cpu()
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self.buffer_c.append(c)
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self.buffer_r.append(float(reward))
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if len(self.buffer_c) > self.BUFFER_SIZE:
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self.buffer_c = self.buffer_c[-self.BUFFER_SIZE:]
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self.buffer_r = self.buffer_r[-self.BUFFER_SIZE:]
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if len(self.buffer_c) < 2:
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return
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# Train where the sample already is. These nets are tiny in FLOPs but not in
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# PARAMETERS — a 5120-wide input makes the first layer 94% of ~4M weights, and
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# twenty Adam steps over that on a CPU measured at ~1.1s locally and around 7.5s
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# on a rental's vCPU, per rated generation, three times over. On the GPU the
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# conditioning is already sitting on it is a few milliseconds.
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#
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# The buffer and the checkpoint stay on the CPU: the file has to stay portable,
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# and inference elsewhere still expects a CPU module, so the device is restored
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# before returning.
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home = next(self.parameters()).device
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device = self._training_device(conditioning, home)
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if device != home:
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self.to(device)
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# Adam's state tensors do not follow module.to(), so a moved optimizer steps
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# against buffers on the old device. Dropped rather than migrated — it is
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# rebuilt lazily and never persisted, so a run starts from fresh moments
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# either way.
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self._optimizer = None
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try:
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self._train_steps(device)
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finally:
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if device != home:
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self.to(home)
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self._optimizer = None
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@staticmethod
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def _training_device(conditioning, home):
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"""Where to run the twenty training steps: the sample's GPU if it is on one."""
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try:
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if isinstance(conditioning, torch.Tensor) and conditioning.is_cuda:
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return conditioning.device
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except Exception: # noqa: BLE001
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pass
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return home
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def _train_steps(self, device):
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with torch.inference_mode(False), torch.enable_grad():
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n = len(self.buffer_c)
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for _ in range(self.TRAIN_STEPS):
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self.optimizer.zero_grad()
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total_loss = None
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for net in self.nets:
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idx_win, idx_lose = [], []
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for _ in range(self.BATCH_SIZE):
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i, j = random.sample(range(n), 2)
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if self.buffer_r[i] == self.buffer_r[j]:
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continue # tie — no ranking signal, skip
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if self.buffer_r[i] < self.buffer_r[j]:
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i, j = j, i # i = winner (higher reward), j = loser
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idx_win.append(i)
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idx_lose.append(j)
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if not idx_win:
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continue # this member's draw was all ties; try again next step
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c_win = torch.stack([self.buffer_c[i] for i in idx_win]).to(device)
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c_lose = torch.stack([self.buffer_c[i] for i in idx_lose]).to(device)
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margin = net(c_win) - net(c_lose)
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member_loss = -F.logsigmoid(margin).mean()
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total_loss = member_loss if total_loss is None else total_loss + member_loss
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if total_loss is None:
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continue
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total_loss.backward()
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self.optimizer.step()
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self.n_trained += 1
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def gradient(self, conditioning):
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"""∂reward/∂conditioning — same shape as input, scaled by ensemble agreement
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(near 0 when members disagree on direction, near 1 when they concur)."""
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mlp_device = next(self.parameters()).device
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orig_device = conditioning.device
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with torch.inference_mode(False), torch.enable_grad():
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# new_empty inside inference_mode(False) creates a normal (non-inference) tensor.
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# copy_ fills it from the inference tensor without inheriting the flag.
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c_fresh = torch.empty(conditioning.shape, dtype=torch.float32, device=mlp_device)
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c_fresh.copy_(conditioning)
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c_fresh.requires_grad_(True)
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_, mean_grad, agreement = self._ensemble_grad(c_fresh)
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return (mean_grad * agreement).to(orig_device, conditioning.dtype)
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def ascend(self, conditioning):
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"""Gradient ascent on conditioning until reward plateaus. Self-terminating, no user
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params. Each step is scaled by ensemble agreement — low agreement (an OOD/blind-spot
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region none of the bootstrap-trained members actually learned) shrinks the step toward
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zero, which combined with the plateau-based early exit means ascent naturally stalls
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instead of confidently walking into a spurious high-score region — the failure mode
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that produced the documented "static character" collapse under a single value function."""
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if not self.is_ready():
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return conditioning
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mlp_device = next(self.parameters()).device
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orig_device = conditioning.device
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orig_dtype = conditioning.dtype
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step_size = conditioning.float().norm().item() * 0.005
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# Cap total displacement at 8% of original norm — prevents stripping action/content
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max_displacement = conditioning.float().norm().item() * 0.08
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prev_reward = -float("inf")
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with torch.inference_mode(False), torch.enable_grad():
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c_orig = torch.empty(conditioning.shape, dtype=torch.float32, device=mlp_device)
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c_orig.copy_(conditioning)
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c = c_orig.clone()
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for _ in range(50):
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c = c.detach().requires_grad_(True)
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reward, grad, agreement = self._ensemble_grad(c)
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reward_val = reward.item()
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step = F.normalize(grad.float(), dim=-1) * agreement
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c = c.detach() + step_size * step
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# Project back if displacement exceeds cap
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delta = c - c_orig
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disp = delta.norm()
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if disp > max_displacement:
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c = c_orig + delta * (max_displacement / disp)
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if reward_val - prev_reward < 1e-3:
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break
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prev_reward = reward_val
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return c.detach().to(orig_device, orig_dtype)
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def search(self, conditioning, n=16, eps_scale=1.0):
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"""Monte Carlo conditioning search: score N random perturbations, return the best.
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eps_scale widens (>1) or tightens (<1) the perturbation radius. The path planner uses
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a wider radius to push a disliked config region toward a different conditioning, and the
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caller skips this search entirely to LOCK a liked region's conditioning in place."""
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if not self.is_ready():
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return conditioning
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mlp_device = next(self.parameters()).device
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orig_device = conditioning.device
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orig_dtype = conditioning.dtype
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eps = conditioning.float().norm().item() * 0.025 * float(eps_scale)
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with torch.inference_mode(False), torch.no_grad():
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c_base = torch.empty(conditioning.shape, dtype=torch.float32, device=mlp_device)
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c_base.copy_(conditioning)
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best = c_base
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best_score = float(self.forward(self.compress(c_base).unsqueeze(0)).item())
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for _ in range(n):
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noise = F.normalize(torch.randn_like(c_base).flatten(), dim=0).reshape(c_base.shape)
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candidate = c_base + eps * noise
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score = float(self.forward(self.compress(candidate).unsqueeze(0)).item())
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if score > best_score:
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best_score = score
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best = candidate
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return best.detach().to(orig_device, orig_dtype)
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def is_ready(self):
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return len(self.buffer_c) >= self.MIN_SAMPLES
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def parameter_count(self):
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return sum(p.numel() for p in self.parameters())
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def save(self, path):
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os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
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buf = torch.stack(self.buffer_c) if self.buffer_c else torch.zeros(0, self.hidden_dim)
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torch.save({
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"hidden_dim": self.hidden_dim,
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"state_dict": self.state_dict(),
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"buffer_c": buf,
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"buffer_r": list(self.buffer_r),
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"n_trained": self.n_trained,
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}, path)
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@classmethod
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def load(cls, path):
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data = torch.load(path, map_location="cpu", weights_only=False)
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vf = cls(hidden_dim=data["hidden_dim"])
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try:
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vf.load_state_dict(data["state_dict"])
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except Exception:
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# Pre-ensemble checkpoint (single "net.*" instead of "nets.<i>.*"). Warm-start
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# every ensemble member from the one saved net rather than discarding trained
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# weights outright — they'll diverge from there as independent bootstrap training
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# proceeds. If even this remapping fails, members stay at fresh random init; either
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# way the buffer below (the actually irreplaceable part — real accumulated ratings)
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# is restored unconditionally, regardless of whether the weights loaded.
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legacy_sd = data["state_dict"]
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if all(k.startswith("net.") for k in legacy_sd):
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remapped = {k[len("net."):]: v for k, v in legacy_sd.items()}
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for net in vf.nets:
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try:
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net.load_state_dict(remapped)
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except Exception:
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pass
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buf = data["buffer_c"]
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vf.buffer_c = [buf[i] for i in range(len(buf))]
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vf.buffer_r = list(data["buffer_r"])
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vf.n_trained = data.get("n_trained", 0)
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return vf
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@classmethod
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def load_or_create(cls, path, hidden_dim=None):
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if os.path.exists(path):
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try:
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return cls.load(path)
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except Exception:
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pass
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return cls(hidden_dim=hidden_dim) if hidden_dim is not None else None
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def compress_packed_latent(x, hidden_dim):
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"""Pool a packed AV latent [B,1,N] (LTXAV's flattened video/audio stream layout — see
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samplers._get_latent_shapes) down to a fixed-size [hidden_dim] vector, differentiably.
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N varies per generation (scene length/resolution), unlike text conditioning's fixed
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encoder width, so adaptive pooling (not a plain mean) is what makes a single value
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function usable across differently-shaped runs. Idempotent on already-compressed input
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(shape [hidden_dim]) so the same call works whether fed a live raw latent (inference,
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where autograd needs to flow through this op to produce a full-shape gradient) or a
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pre-compressed snapshot loaded back from disk (training, where the raw latent was never
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persisted — only this vector was, to keep the sidecar file small)."""
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if x.dim() == 1 and x.shape[0] == hidden_dim:
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return x
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c = x.float()
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if c.dim() == 1:
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c = c.view(1, 1, -1)
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elif c.dim() == 2:
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c = c.unsqueeze(1)
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elif c.dim() > 3:
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c = c.reshape(c.shape[0], 1, -1)
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pooled = F.adaptive_avg_pool1d(c, hidden_dim) # [B,1,hidden_dim]
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return pooled.mean(dim=0).reshape(-1) # average over batch (usually B=1, a no-op) -> [hidden_dim]
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class LatentValueFunction(OnlineValueFunction):
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"""OnlineValueFunction trained on the SAMPLER'S OWN predicted output (a packed-latent
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x0_hat estimate) instead of the input text conditioning — same tiny-MLP mechanism, just
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fed a different, more direct signal. See [[research_2026_training_free_candidates]] /
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NoiseTilt for the idea this borrows (reward gradient computed from the model's own
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prediction) and [[project_embed_guidance]] for the conditioning-space sibling this
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complements. Cost stays the same as embed_guidance: one backward pass through a few
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hundred params, no extra diffusion-model forward pass."""
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DEFAULT_HIDDEN_DIM = 512
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def compress(self, x):
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return compress_packed_latent(x, self.hidden_dim)
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